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ole dollor 01-28-2015 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 68 Stepper (Post 7022805)
Picked up my buddy buckets from the upholstery shop Today.
very nice seats....

jscs94 01-28-2015 12:53 PM
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Good day for the truck! Picked up some 3" belltech drop spindles off Craigslist.

jscs94 01-28-2015 12:56 PM
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Also finished my rally center caps. The aircraft stripper & steal wool does an amazing job.

outdoorsman310 01-28-2015 01:38 PM
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Also finished my rally center caps. The aircraft stripper & steal wool does an amazing job.
wow!

FRENCHBLUE72 01-28-2015 05:42 PM
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Looked at mine..... Its still there

No8Easy2 01-28-2015 08:16 PM
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Also finished my rally center caps. The aircraft stripper & steal wool does an amazing job.
ok step by step on this please! those look NOS! :lol:

ole dollor 01-28-2015 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by no8easy2 (Post 7023975)
ok step by step on this please! Those look nos! :lol:
x 2...

chevy2tom 01-28-2015 10:07 PM
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Had a 2004r installed that I picked up from a board member about 5 yrs ago .

jscs94 01-28-2015 11:46 PM
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ok step by step on this please! those look NOS! :lol:
You won't believe how easy this is to do. First thing is to make sure you are doing it somewhere that it won't splash on something you don't want ruined. Of course wear eye protection & gloves. For me I used an old bucket I had in the garage. Then you get aircraft remover I bought mine from autozone and pour it in the bucket. Let them soak for a couple of minutes and start using the 0000 steal wool. You can do it without the aircraft remover but it will take some elbow grease and hard to get all the corners. Rinse thoroughly & that's it. I spent probably 10 minutes on all of them combined. Bought new 2.5" GMC Center stickers off eBay. Member PT''S 70 CST also sells them on parts page. Just peel back the paper on the sticker & center it. I didn't remove the old bow tie on mine just placed it over it. It sticks really well. [ATTACH]1356197

jscs94 01-28-2015 11:50 PM
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Here's pic's of the aircraft remover & steal wool.

9teen69 01-29-2015 12:08 AM
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Those caps look awesome!

travisfraughton 01-29-2015 12:13 AM
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Those caps look sweet, I must say I might be on the prowl for some air craft remover now.

Today on my rig I installed a new heater switch and fuse. Happy to have heat again!
Also put new bulbs behind heater switches so it lights up again.

Bough some brake shoes and a spring kit. Plan on putting that all in tomorrow.

Last week I also rewired my door speakers so that my sound is coming out the doors as well as from the truck riders under the seats.

Now after an oil change, brake job, and maybe a new exhaust, I may be ready to put her up for sale.
That will be a sad day...
but anyways, that's what I did to my truck today!

Tomorrow maybe aircraft remover!

Saclandman 01-29-2015 12:42 AM
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I ran the vacuum advance line from my carb to my new HEI dizzy and put in a valve cover grommet. That's all I got.

texjake 01-29-2015 03:53 AM
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You won't believe how easy this is to do. First thing is to make sure you are doing it somewhere that it won't splash on something you don't want ruined. Of course wear eye protection & gloves. For me I used an old bucket I had in the garage. Then you get aircraft remover I bought mine from autozone and pour it in the bucket. Let them soak for a couple of minutes and start using the 0000 steal wool. You can do it without the aircraft remover but it will take some elbow grease and hard to get all the corners. Rinse thoroughly & that's it. I spent probably 10 minutes on all of them combined. Bought new 2.5" GMC Center stickers off eBay. Member PT''S 70 CST also sells them on parts page. Just peel back the paper on the sticker & center it. I didn't remove the old bow tie on mine just placed it over it. It sticks really well. [ATTACH]1356197
Those look great! Are those the original metal center caps & not the plastic chromed ones? My metal ones that I took off are in the storeroom & I bought some plastic chromed ones off eBay that came with the center stickers, just beware, I had two of the center stickers come off, Luckily I found one that had fallen off & I glued it back on with some body trim adhesive, so far no problems with it falling off. Looks like it's time for me to clean up the old metal ones & replace those plastics ones. Thanks for the tip!

OregonNed 01-29-2015 11:48 AM
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The caps look awesome!

jscs94 01-29-2015 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by OregonNed (Post 7024868)
The caps look awesome!
Thanks OregonNed, Travisfraughton & 9teen69.

I appreciate it TexJake, yes they are the original metal caps.

Chucks72Longbed 01-29-2015 09:44 PM
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Gonna get the heater controls back in right after I look at the high fan speed relay this weekend. Had to repair a broken arm on the defrost control lever. Wasn't to bad. Bought it on 12-26 and haven't drove it for 2 weeks. Just been to busy with work and gets dark way to early.

GreenBay1921 01-29-2015 10:40 PM
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http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps88ee5588.jpg

Mail order exhaust...:lol:

1968aj 01-29-2015 11:55 PM
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I got some paint stripper from Walmart .soaked them overnight. brushed them with an old toothbrush

jscs94 01-30-2015 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 1968aj (Post 7025883)
I got some paint stripper from Walmart .soaked them overnight. brushed them with an old toothbrush
Looks good 1968aj! I love this forum...I've learned so much from the members on here. Just like to thank everyone & keep up the awesome post.

Mator 01-30-2015 08:51 AM
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Finally getting ready to shoot high build primer, sand ,seal and hopefully have color by next weekend. Its been a long 2 years.:metal:

chevy2tom 01-30-2015 10:39 AM
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Got my porterbuilt basic bag goodies for my 71 C20 off to the powder coaterhttp://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...0129151529.jpg

barmanvarn 01-30-2015 04:37 PM
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Decided to get a new radiator so I can quit screwing around with the old/factory one.

Hope to install it tomorrow.

sKnNyPpY 01-30-2015 07:16 PM
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New PUI door panels and OER arm rest/door pulls. Going back in black replacing original but red painted split panels and pulls. I liked the older look, so didn't do '71 panels.

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67Slider 01-30-2015 07:31 PM
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I installed my fire extinguisher. Fit pretty good on my seat rail. Attached it with stretchable fabric and velcro so it releases quickly and is easy to grab. I also took her out for a nice cruise and filled her up with gas.
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BugzC10 01-30-2015 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sKnNyPpY (Post 7026969)
New PUI door panels and OER arm rest/door pulls. Going back in black replacing original but red painted split panels and pulls. I liked the older look, so didn't do '71 panels.

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I like your door panels. Did you by the PUI Skins or Pads?

sKnNyPpY 01-30-2015 08:12 PM
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I like your door panels. Did you by the PUI Skins or Pads?
I got the full wrapped 'pads' from Summit. Off and on easy peasy. My only issue is there are no screw holes to affix them at the bottoms, I will either use some emblem tape like I did with the matching headliner or make my own holes. I did have to get longer machine screws for the passenger side armrests, they wouldn't quite bite. Ace Hardware solved that for .30 cents. Can't wait to put in black carpet, too. Thanks!

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Possmguts 01-30-2015 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by sKnNyPpY (Post 7027055)
I got the full wrapped 'pads' from Summit. Off and on easy peasy. My only issue is there are no screw holes to affix them at the bottoms, I will either use some emblem tape like I did with the matching headliner or make my own holes. I did have to get longer machine screws for the passenger side armrests, they wouldn't quite bite. Ace Hardware solved that for .30 cents. Can't wait to put in black carpet, too. Thanks!

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Snap clips cant be used with the screw holes in the door?

sKnNyPpY 01-30-2015 09:34 PM
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Snap clips cant be used with the screw holes in the door?
That is a good option, I would need to figure a way to attach to the back of the panels without going through the vinyl or if they had a large enough base glue them on...ideas?

magwakeenercew2jh 01-30-2015 09:48 PM
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That is a good option, I would need to figure a way to attach to the back of the panels without going through the vinyl or if they had a large enough base glue them on...ideas?
This wouldn't be for *everybody". But because I wanted it to be an easy on/easy off, I drilled holes in the panels and installed plastic "christmas tree" connectors.

http://magwa.smugmug.com/TruckBefore...b/0/O/fire.jpg

It's a commitment (:haha:), but they'd not show up at all on that black.

Oh! Were you talking about the arm rests? If so, sorry.

Possmguts 01-30-2015 09:54 PM
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That is a good option, I would need to figure a way to attach to the back of the panels without going through the vinyl or if they had a large enough base glue them on...ideas?
Something like this would only require a small slit in the backer and not going through the vinyl.. http://www.cjponyparts.com/door-pane...dNGhoCotzw_wcB

70CHEVYBB 01-31-2015 12:24 AM
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Shortened my steering column by 2 inches. Losta more room

ElKotze 01-31-2015 01:07 AM
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Replaced my rubber fuel line with a braided one. Also organized my spark plug wires a little bit with some of those fancy-shmanzy wire separators. I just don't like them touching valve covers and headers....

magwakeenercew2jh 01-31-2015 01:13 AM
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Shortened my steering column by 2 inches. Losta more room
Pics and tricks?

I know we have threads on this, but I'm interested in doing it while the truck is sitting on jacks in the garage.

During my build, I didn't shorten the column (crash sliding bar). I have the tank in the cab. And, I had late model
buckets in at first. Now, with the bench seat, it's too snug in there for me.

Yeah, I could lose some weight. I keep trying.....

Right now I have the column dropped in the cab and the dash out for a amp:volt gauge changeover.

So, I figured this would be a good time to get some more er, "tummy room".

-Did you shorten it while the column was still attached to the rag joint?
-Did you move the reverse switch to the engine side of the fire wall?
-If you pulled the whole column to do the mod, how tough was it to get to the
bolts on the rag joint from underneath?

Thanks.

BugzC10 01-31-2015 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ElKotze (Post 7027399)
Replaced my rubber fuel line with a braided one. Also organized my spark plug wires a little bit with some of those fancy-shmanzy wire separators. I just don't like them touching valve covers and headers....
Nice clean look...I did the same with the wires
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps46befca9.jpg

hardwaycooke 01-31-2015 08:49 PM
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Well..I finally put a 7 qt Moroso oil pan on my stroker. Only had to remove engine mount bolts, tranny mount, and drive shaft, then lift and move it all toward the rear 2 inches so the pan would fit...wow!!

70CHEVYBB 01-31-2015 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh (Post 7027402)
Pics and tricks?

I know we have threads on this, but I'm interested in doing it while the truck is sitting on jacks in the garage.

During my build, I didn't shorten the column (crash sliding bar). I have the tank in the cab. And, I had late model
buckets in at first. Now, with the bench seat, it's too snug in there for me.

Yeah, I could lose some weight. I keep trying.....

Right now I have the column dropped in the cab and the dash out for a amp:volt gauge changeover.

So, I figured this would be a good time to get some more er, "tummy room".

-Did you shorten it while the column was still attached to the rag joint?
-Did you move the reverse switch to the engine side of the fire wall?
-If you pulled the whole column to do the mod, how tough was it to get to the
bolts on the rag joint from underneath?

Thanks.
.
I pulled the column out and cut 2 inches out. I did this 4 inches before the nut switch mine is not working anyway. I used a pipe cutter for nice straight cuts and cut the shaft with a cut off wheel. I then ground the ends almost to a point and used a piece of angle to hold everything straight to weld it back up. I will post a pic tomorrow. It does give a lot more room but I would not go more often Han 2 inches as it makes the steering wheel closer to the seat. I do have a grant 13.5 inch wheel on it

cooperhw 01-31-2015 11:05 PM
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Cut the roof and cab back off my 68 C30 and a donor cab today. Hopefully get them both cleaned up tomorrow and welded back together. Hang the doors back in place and maybe get started getting her running next.
Sounds easy, right, ?????
We'll see. :waah:

Saclandman 02-01-2015 02:15 AM
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Finally found some 8mm HEI plugs wires that fit. Needed the long ones for a 75 Corvette 350. Also mocked up the fuel line to the carb. Getting closer.

Greasey Harley 02-01-2015 02:25 AM
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Installed a cd player, adjusted the lifters, cleaned the valve covers, installed new valve cover gaskets, replaced 2 "u" joints, topped it off with non-ethanol-premium, Drove it like I stole it.


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